Education
Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
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University of California | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training | 10/2020 | |
Duke University | Ph.D. | Biochemistry/Cell Biology | 05/1996 |
Duke University Medical Center | Pediatric Fellowship | Hematology/Oncology | 07/1993 |
Duke University Medical Center | Residency | Pediatrics | 07/1989 |
Johns Hopkins University | M.A. | Creative Writing | 05/1986 |
University of Maryland School of Medicine | M.D. | Medicine | 05/1985 |
Johns Hopkins University | B.S. | Natural Sciences | 05/1981 |
Awards & Honors
Award | Conferred By | Date |
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Eli Lilly Genetic Medicine Grand Challenge Winner | Eli Lilly / Nucleate | 2023 |
Nucleate Pillar Venture Prize | Pillar VC / Nucleate | 2023 |
Director, Swim Across America National Laboratory | Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland | 2015 |
John and Edna Beck Chair in Pediatric Cancer Research | Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland | 2012 |
American Society of Clinical Investigation member | ASCI | 2006 |
Grants and Funding
- Providing a cure for sphingosine phosphate lyase insufficiency syndrome (SPLIS) through adeno-associated viral mediated SGPL1 gene therapy | CIRM | 2022-04-01 - 2024-03-31 | Role: Principal Investigator
- SPLIS Patient Finding | Catalyst Program (UCSF) | 2022-02-01 - 2023-02-06 | Role: Principal Investigator
- Endogenous and Dietary Sphingolipids as Modulators in Inflammatory Bowel Disease | NIH | 2018-06-15 - 2022-05-31 | Role: Principal Investigator
- S1P Lyase in colon cancer | NIH | 2007-07-01 - 2018-01-31 | Role: Principal Investigator
- Agilent 6490 Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer | NIH | 2014-06-01 - 2015-05-31 | Role: Principal Investigator
- Sphingolipid Metabolism in Drosophila Development | NIH | 2003-09-01 - 2015-02-28 | Role: Principal Investigator
- IVIS Spectrum small animal imaging system | NIH | 2013-06-15 - 2014-06-14 | Role: Principal Investigator
- FASEB SRC on Lysophospholipd Mediators in Health and Disease | NIH | 2011-08-12 - 2012-08-11 | Role: Principal Investigator
- Soy sphingadienes and related compounds in colon cancer chemoprevention and treat | NIH | 2009-09-01 - 2012-07-31 | Role: Principal Investigator
- Endogenous sphingosine-1-phosphate as a radioprotector of intestinal tissues | NIH | 2007-09-01 - 2011-02-28 | Role: Principal Investigator
- Sphingosine Phosphate:Regulation and Role in Cancer | NIH | 1998-09-01 - 2011-02-28 | Role: Principal Investigator
- CERAMIDE MEDIATED SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION IN YEAST | NIH | 1993-07-01 - 1998-06-30 | Role: Principal Investigator
Publications
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 135
- Regulation of sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase gene expression by members of the GATA family of transcription factors.| | PubMed
- Sibling donor cord blood transplantation for thalassemia major: Experience of the Sibling Donor Cord Blood Program.| | PubMed
- gamma-Tocopherol or combinations of vitamin E forms induce cell death in human prostate cancer cells by interrupting sphingolipid synthesis.| | PubMed
- Death and taxis: what non-mammalian models tell us about sphingosine-1-phosphate.| | PubMed
- Lysophospholipids in development: Miles apart and edging in.| | PubMed
- Point-counterpoint of sphingosine 1-phosphate metabolism.| | PubMed
- Characterization of the Drosophila sphingosine kinases and requirement for Sk2 in normal reproductive function.| | PubMed
- Sphingosine-phosphate lyase enhances stress-induced ceramide generation and apoptosis.| | PubMed
- Characterization of free endogenous C14 and C16 sphingoid bases from Drosophila melanogaster.| | PubMed
- Sply regulation of sphingolipid signaling molecules is essential for Drosophila development.| | PubMed